Services
The service you use to remotely login to different hosts from your machine
SSH
The command used to output the contents of a file
cat
It's the most used Linux distribution
Ubuntu
It's the file containing all of the NAMES of all users in the system
/etc/passwd
It's the most used tool for mapping out a network
NMAP
The service used to NOT SECURELY transfer files from one host to another
FTP
The command you use to see if your machine can reach other hosts on the network or the internet
ping
It's the best Linux distribution to use for penetration testing
Kali Linux
It's the file containing all of the HASHES of all users in the system
/etc/shadow
A widely used UI-based tool made for capturing packets travelling throughout the network
Wireshark
The service used to SECURELY transfer files from one host to another
SFTP or FTPS
The command you use to see all running processes on the machine
ps
This linux distribution is commonly used on enterprise servers and is known for its stability
Debian
It's the folder containing all of the most typically used Linux binaries (commands)
/bin
Command line utility with a framework containing a vast amount of exploits, scanners, and payloads to pen test with
Metasploit
It's the service that hosts a usable database which can be used for authentication, data storage, etc
SQL
The command you use when you want to see all processes with open TCP/UDP ports
ss or netstat
This linux distribution is gaming focused and was developed by Valve
SteamOS
It's the default directory path used for webpages when hosting webservers
/var/www/html
Burpsuite
This service resolves domain names into IP addresses
DNS
This command is typically used to create a reverse shell to connect with a host with a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability
nc
This linux distribution is known for having a minimal base, allowing it's users to build up their system
Arch
It's the directory you'd go to if you want to see the logs belonging to various services
/var/log
It's the command line utility used to dissemble and reverse engineer binaries
radare2